WKJP NewsRadio

Season 1 Wrapup

Hosts Kayleen and Jordan close the books on the first season of NewsRadio! They assess characters, rank episodes, and speculate about future plot lines... but first they talk way too much about the summer of '95.  Recommendations:Kayleen - pajamasJordan - Huel Theme music is "You Say But You Don't Know" by Trouble's Afoot.

Episode 1.7 - Sweeps Week

Hosts Kayleen and Jordan are apparently talking about the seventh episode of NewsRadio, “Sweeps Week”!
 
Recommendations:
Kayleen - Love on the Spectrum on Netflix
Jordan - the game Root on Steam 
Theme music is "You Say But You Don't Know" by Trouble's Afoot.

Episode 1.6 - Luncheon at the Waldorf

Hosts Kayleen and Jordan get dolled up to talk about the sixth episode of NewsRadio, “Luncheon at the Waldorf”!
 
Recommendations:
Kayleen - adding your own toppings to a basic cheese pizza, and different ways of eating grapes according to TikTok
Jordan - the Instagram account Depths of Wikipedia Theme music is "You Say But You Don't Know" by Trouble's Afoot.

Episode 1.5 - Big Day

Hosts Kayleen and Jordan are stoked to talk about the fifth episode of NewsRadio, “Big Day”!
Also discussed: we have a new mic — we’ve released the podcast — the many facets of April 19th — cordless phone reception — whether Dave is a good boss — office food — the “gay ear” — what Beth’s job actually is — the MTV show Buzzkill — and, of course, sweater vests.
 
Recommendations:
Kayleen - brush-on mineral sunscreen and Unreal coconut bites
Jordan - the podcast Don’t Let’s Start and the band Trouble’s Afoot 
Theme music is "You Say But You Don't Know" by Trouble's Afoot.

Episode 1.4 - The Crisis

All aboard! Hosts Kayleen and Jordan talk about the fourth episode of NewsRadio, "The Crisis"!
Also discussed: Steel Magnolias — phone humor — mystery cookies — Dave’s continuing unprofessionalism — Mr. James is like LBJ — Animaniacs — Jordan’s obsession with TV coffee mugs — the word “Triscuit” — pet names — and doomsday cults.
Recommendations:
Kayleen - cuticle oil and products from Maniology
Jordan - the Libby app and Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Both - a severe weather alert app
Theme music is "You Say But You Don't Know" by Trouble's Afoot.

Episode 1.3 - Smoking

Hosts Kayleen and Jordan talk about the third episode of NewsRadio, “Smoking”!
Also discussed: good characters confuse people — whether to tell others about your dreams (especially if they make an appearance) — 90s male fashion — David Copperfield — our first cigarettes — Steel Magnolias and other lady movies — methods for smoking cessation — ambiguous homophobia — and diaphragms. Kayleen finds this whole episode gross.
Recommendations:
Kayleen - Turkish cotton bath towels
Jordan - robot vacuums, like the Eufy RoboVac 11S
Theme music is "You Say But You Don't Know" by Trouble's Afoot.

Episode 1.2 - Inappropriate

Hosts Kayleen and Jordan talk about the second episode of NewsRadio, "Inappropriate"!
Also discussed: sitcom titles, the Fourth of July, Joey Buttafuoco, male earrings, Forrest Tucker, empty coffee mugs, the architecture of the office, a beardy extra, and dad jokes.
 
Recommendations:
Kayleen - The House on the Cerulean Sea, by T. J. Klune
Jordan - Lexicon Valley on Slate Podcasts
 
Theme music is "You Say But You Don't Know" by Trouble's Afoot.

Episode 1.1 - Pilot

Our first real NewsRadio content! Hosts Kayleen and Jordan talk about the pilot episode of the show, about what makes a good TV pilot, and about pop culture in March 1995.
Also discussed: early cell phone etiquette, Kurt Fuller, sweater vests, 90s gender politics in the workplace, eyelash wishes, and Wallace Langham.
 
Recommendations:
Kayleen - Saying "yeah" instead of "cheese" when smiling for a photo
Jordan - The band Remember Sports
 
Theme music is "You Say But You Don't Know" by Trouble's Afoot.

Episode 0 - Prolegomena, or What Even Is This?

Hosts Kayleen and Jordan lay the groundwork for their new project, the very amateur and very unofficial Untitled NewsRadio Podcast!
This is the first episode we recorded. The sound quality is pretty low and we clearly don’t know what we’re doing, but we have a lot of fun.
If you want to jump straight into the NewsRadio content, you can probably skip this one. If you want to get to know your hosts beforehand, here we talk a lot about TV, podcasts, and ourselves.

WKJP NewsRadio is On The Air!

Welcome to WKJP NewsRadio, the very unofficial podcast about the 1990s NBC sitcom NewsRadio. Hosts Kayleen and Jordan tell you what this thing is, why they're doing it, and what you can expect to hear... But mostly they just make each other laugh.
Theme music is "You Say But You Don't Know" by Trouble's Afoot.